Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Liam Pettersson spent a game with Kungalvs IK in the HockeyEttan league – Sweden’s equivalent to the ECHL last week, scoring a goal in his only game. Vaxjo fell 3–2 to Frolunda HC on Saturday morning, though they continue to hold onto a precarious playoff position. PetterssonContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 25, 2026”
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Bruins Have Decisions to Make Even Before Trade Deadline
The NHL operates under a hard cap of 50 standard player contracts, but there’s an important wrinkle built into that rule. When a signed prospect is returned to junior, their deal “slides” to a future season, effectively removing it from the club’s active contract count. It’s a built‑in safeguard that allows teams to lock inContinue reading “Bruins Have Decisions to Make Even Before Trade Deadline”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 18, 2026
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo fell 4–2 to Sodertalje SK on Saturday, despite a tightly played opening 40 minutes that featured a scoreless first period and a penalty‑filled second without a breakthrough. All four goals came in the final frame, but Pettersson was held off the scoresheet. Vaxjo defeated Vasteras IKContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 18, 2026”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 11, 2026
The OHL trade deadline opened with a curveball. The London Knights made a surprising splash by acquiring the rights to Bruins’ prospect Will Moore, a move that immediately raised eyebrows across the league. Moore slid down the 2023 OHL Draft board due to his commitment to the U.S. National Team Development Program, but that didn’tContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 11, 2026”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 4, 2026
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Returns to action January 10. Vashek Blanar – HV71 – U20 Nationell Returns to action January 10. Kirill Yemelyanov – Loko Yaroslav – MHL Returns to action January 5. William Zellers, James Hagens – USA – World Junior Championships Team USA found itself in some difficulty againstContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 4, 2026”
Boston Bruins Mid-Season Prospect Report
Each preseason, I break down the Bruins’ amateur prospects and use my own model to project their expected offensive output. Historically, the model has performed well, but this year the results have been far more volatile — driven in part by a few overachievers, but largely by underperformance across the board. This season’s full setContinue reading “Boston Bruins Mid-Season Prospect Report”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 7, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo fell 7-3 to IF Malmo on Saturday, with Pettersson absent as he remains with the SHL club. With Vaxjo of the SHL, Pettersson did not register a point, was a minus-1 and played just 6:45. On Sunday, he returned to the U20 as Vaxjo defeated LinkopingContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: December 7, 2025”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 30, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell Vaxjo defeated Vasteras IK 5-2 on Saturday and moved to within one point of the top-8, the U20 Nationell run to the playoffs. Pettersson did not factor in the scoring. On Sunday, Vaxjo defeated Sodertalje 3-2. Pettersson did not register a point. He was a plus-1 andContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 30, 2025”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 23, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell It was a battle of rising stars in the U20 circuit Wednesday as Vashek Blanar’s HV71 skated past Pettersson’s Vaxjo Lakers with a decisive 5–2 win. Pettersson did not register a point and was a minus-1 in the loss. Vaxjo returned to the win column Saturday withContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 23, 2025”
Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 16, 2025
Liam Pettersson – Vaxjo Lakers – U20 Nationell After missing 12 games with an undisclosed injury, Pettersson made his return to the lineup for Vaxjo in Saturday’s U20 Nationell matchup against Linkoping HC. While his presence was a welcome sight, it wasn’t enough to spark a turnaround, as Vaxjo fell 4–1. Pettersson was held offContinue reading “Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: November 16, 2025”
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